How El Niño and La Niña events impact tourism industry, agriculture

How El Niño and La Niña events impact tourism industry, agriculture

Multi-year La Niña events — so-called “double-dip” or even “triple-dip” La Niñas — are becoming more common. But why do these events persist for multiple years in the first place? Researchers from the Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology and the University of Hawaii discovered two distinct pathways that can lead to long-lasting La Niña conditions and highlighted […]

Brewing protein from greenhouse gases: A greener, more profitable alternative to farming, fishing

Brewing protein from greenhouse gases: A greener, more profitable alternative to farming, fishing

Feeding a growing global population has long depended on expanding farmland and harvesting marine resources, often at significant environmental cost. A new study suggests a different approach may be viable: producing protein by cultivating methane-consuming microbes in controlled systems. The research, led by Yanping Liu and Ziyi Yang at the Beijing University of Chemical Technology, […]

Building a new India: Pledge to Double Farmers Income by 2022

Building a new India: Pledge to Double Farmers Income by 2022

In order to improve the economic condition of the farmers, Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has set up an ambitious target in front of the nation. The goal is to double the income of the farmers by 2022. It has been for the first time, a Prime Minister has put such a target in front […]

India, Israel Move Closer in Horticulture Sector

India, Israel Move Closer in Horticulture Sector

An Israeli delegation led by the Agriculture and Rural Development Minister of Israel, Mr. Uri Ariel met Indian Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh on Wednesday to discuss bilateral cooperation in agriculture. Both sides expressed their commitment to further strengthen bilateral relations in the field of Agriculture which is manifested by the fact that the […]